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A passionate Love affair with a total stranger by Lucy Robinson and published by Penguin is a genuinely funny work of Fiction.
The story revolves around Charley, a thirty odd year old workaholic who really lives life in the fast lane, Suddenly, she is forced to fill her time after breaking her leg and has a go at ghostwriting for Internet daters, 'William' changes her whole world, while she tries to cling to her old life while realizing that Love really has other ideas for her.
It's a very well written book with laugh out loud moments peppered in along the way, I was really looking forward to sitting down with it and it never disappointed,
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Está chegando o final do ano e com ele aquele estresse para fechar as metas do ano em todos os campos, inclusive os livros.
Daí a melhor coisa a fazer é ler coisas leves, Primeiro porque chega de estresse, segundo porque coisas leves terminam mais rápido e facilitam atingir a meta de leitura,
Como quem lê minhas resenhas já percebeu, adoro ler um livro estilo chicklit quando preciso espairecer, E agora em dezembro tem uma maratona internacional de romances chamada smutathon, que claro, eu pretendo seguir, então resolvi fazer um esquenta.
A Passionate Love Affair with a Total Stranger não foi lançado no Brasil, e provavelmente não vai ser tão cedo, visto que não é nenhum Best Seller.
Mas é divertido toda vida de ler, Charley Lambert é diretora de comunicação de uma mega empresa farmacêutica e uma workaholic, até que ela sofre um acidente e precisa ficar parada em casa por semanas antes do próximo mega lançamento da sua empresa.
Como boa workaholic ela inventa o que fazer e cria um pequeno negócio de ghost writer para mulheres com dificuldade de paquerar pela internet.
A história é boba, muito boba, e em tanto datada, Não é tão viável em dias de Tinder você oferecer esse tipo de serviço, fora que a razão desse tipo de aplicativo hoje em dia não é exatamente o mesmo do início dos sites de encontros românticos.
Mas isso não importa, porque o livro é engraçado,
Não tem todas as cenas picantes que eu esperava, infelizmente, mas ele compensa no humor, Tem umas questões que surgem de vez em quando de machismos estruturais meio escondidos, mas nada que grite na sua cara e faça você ter raiva do livro, o que é mais do que pode ser dito da maioria dos livros desse estilo hoje em dia, então ponto positivo.
Lucy Robinson não é uma autora genial, e A Passionate Love Affair with a Total Stranger não é uma obra prima, mas a leitura é leve, divertida e rápida.
Serve exatamente ao seu propósito, então, se você está procurando algo leve e divertido de ler essa é uma excelente opção.
Stars
This was pretty cute, not to mention totally didn't go how I thought it would, The story dragged around the middle and the indecisiveness of the female protagonist was irksome, Did get pretty sweet around the end though, And I really enjoyed the email part more than the actual prose, A good book, but nothing amazing about it,/It is a nice book especially at parts, But as a whole it is not the kind of books that enslave you completely, But it is worth reading, it will make you laugh and question your whole attitude with perfection and reaching it and the famous question of what is happiness after all originally on I Heart.
. Chick Lit.
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I loved Lucy Robinson's debut novel, The Greatest Love Story of All Time as it was absolutely hilarious, I loved how Lucy could express her voice through her character, Fran her writing voice is really good tinged with sarcasm and irony.
Her voice is fresh, new and really funny, I actually loved the profanities in the book, as they made the book utterly hilarious!
When I was offered a chance to review her next book, A Passionate Love Affair with a Total Stranger, I was so thrilled! I mean, this is Lucy Robinson we're talking about! Writer by day, slacker by night.
Crap talker, all the time! Sorry, but she's really amazing and she's the amazeballs, You got to love her,
What I thought about it:
A Passionate Love Affair with a Total Stranger is in fact, a love story, Yes, as much as it makes you recoil in disgust at the thought of mushy kisses and passionate snogs, It's not that kind of love story, It is a more complex love story, because the blurb might mention that Charley is captivated by William, that's just ONE part of the book.
Initially, I thought the book will revolve around Charley winning over William, her desperate attempts to find The One and of course, kick arse at her job.
Well, you'll be surprised that, in fact, this is just a few key parts of the book, A Passionate Love Affair with a Total Stranger has a very expansive plot, Once you get reading, you'll find out that the book does have a proper message in it, which is, finding love through online dating but some people are not what they seem when you meet in the cyberworld.
I loved the heroine, Charley, a lot, Mainly because I would like to be so proficient and good at my job, But no one likes a workaholic, I'm sure, Sadly, she is one, she deals with her problems by working, Work, I mean, she's practically a machine, I tell you, She can't sit still, relax or even keep calm, even when she broke her leg, she constantly thinks about her job and the launch of a very VERY important drug.
For me, Charley started off as a strong, "Amazon" lady, rising to six feet with killer legs, Lucy describes her as a stunning, tall lady but instead, ironically, carries herself as a lanky night stalker, Sorry, Lucy. You're cool with this, eh But as the story progresses, Charley starts to realise what she really wants in life and that's a wonderful story to read.
I adored her friend and housemate, Sam! He's such a wonderful male friend as he may seem scruffy and unruly but has a golden heart! He helped Charley during her recovery from her broken leg cook for her, be there for her, support her.
If only guys like him do exist,
The pace of the book was what I needed, It was fast, upbeat and wellplanned, I was recovering from my broken heart after reading The First Last Kiss, so A Passionate Love Affair with a Total Stranger was a good distraction from mourning for the lost of a hero I loved so much.
It was the perfect pickmeup for me as it gave me the joyous boost, a reason to laugh and of course, enjoy what Lucy had to offer.
It was mighty good and it reminded me why I loved Lucy's debut novel so much nostalgia, Some parts of the novel made me cackling like an evil witch with a drinking problem and some parts made me want to give Charley a massive hug!
Verdict:
Overall, the book was a fantastic read.
I loved it and managed to finish it indays, I stayed up both nights and read it till the crack of dawn, That's how good it is! It was what modern women's fiction should be funny, light, fluffy and can I say downright hilarious Well, because the way Lucy writes, it is like she's sharing her anecdotes and persuade you to follow her characters' stories.
I loved it as it was cleverly written and achingly funny, what else do you expect from a Marie Claire blogger
Rating :/A Passionate Love Affair With a Total Stranger is a love story, not your average soppy predictable love story Lucy Robinson has brought a whole new meaning to love stories and its exciting, its not just about passion and romance its filled with mystery and abundant with hilarity.
This is a love story with a twist and without giving away the entire plot which is rather expansive for a story of love I can say that you will be guessing more or less until the end.
You just couldn't predict exactly what is going to happen like you can with so many generic love stories,
What do you do when youre a workaholic and you throw yourself down a massive bloody hill resulting in breaking your leg in three places
If youre name is Charley Lambert youll ignore your doctors orders for many weeks of rest and find a find a way to work from home.
As an outlet and use of her newly found free time, Charley sets up a business as a ghost writer for people who are terrible at trying to be romantic but want to meet people via online dating.
Its called First Date Aid,
The business is going really well, but when you start to fall for one of your clients love interests it can never be good.
Charley finds herself falling helplessly in love and cant control her feelings, but is William everything Charley thinks he is and more How can she communicate with William as herself and not Shelley her hopeless romantic of a client without breaking all the rules of her new business
Shes spent the last seven years in love with her boss John and this is the first time she has had feelings for somebody other than him.
Charley is on a journey of self discovery and realizes that maybe she doesn't love her life and her job as much as she thought, maybe she really just wants to sit back and be normal for a while and take care of her own needs before everyone elses.
I particularly like Charleys relationship with her friends and family, my favourite character is her house mate Sam who is a bit of a slob but overall a real sweetheart who is there in times of need just like a good friend should be.
Throughout the story I could never trust John, her love interest of seven years and boss at the big corporate pharmaceutical firm she works for.
He seemed a little
sleazy to me and like he was always up to no good,
Margot my least favourite character is a colleague, she tries repeatedly to steal Charlottes job position from her while she is unable to work and in a vulnerable position as her life comes crashing down around her.
This was a great lesson in how people on the internet especially within dating aren't always going to be what they seem but that doesn't necessarily mean its going to be a bad thing!
It also shows you how easily you can be blind to what is going on around you, especially if youre always caught up in work and not stopping to take a moment for yourself.
This is the first book I have read by Lucy Robinson and I really enjoyed it, so much that I would like to read her previous novel to see if it is as enjoyable as this one was.
I read this book overdays commuting to work and back, I even found myself spending my lunch hour sneaking in more as I was eager to know what was going to happen next.
Its a very witty light hearted novel and I found it to be a really relaxing read, perfect to put your feet up with on a weekend and just enjoy a few quiet hours.
Charley Lambert has a perfect life, She has The Job. The Wardrobe. And The Flat. Then she breaks her leg in three places and is forced to hand over her job to her nasty deputy while she recovers.
Desperate for something to do, she discovers a talent for helping the lovelorn online, Then along comes William . I did like this book, It was rather enjoyable if a tad predictable at times, It didn't have me enthralled that I couldn't wait to pick it up again n keep reading,it was too slow for that.
I would read a bit n then get kinda bored but it did gradually pick up,when Charley started being a nicer person I think.
Charley wasn't always the nicest character and I hated the way she let Margot walk all over her,yea she had her backed into a corner but she did nothing to help herself.
The whole John debacle was a sham really, I had guessed what was happening there!
I grew to like Sam,when he started to improve himself a bit and showed that he wasn't as pathetic a creature as he made out.
The other characters were only blowing in and out so nothing much to them,
It was a nice enjoyable read of which I give itand a half, I've really tried to get away from reading this type of book lately, . . but there was something about this one that drew me in, Maybe the long catchy title, . . or quite possibly the price daily deal on amazon!, Either way I'll admit that I kind of enjoyed this one, It really was laugh out loud funny, predictable at times but funny nonetheless, At one point I found myself asking "does this stuff really happen to people" Pretty relatable main characters, i was able to find something personable about each one.
The writing was pretty decent, Something about being written and edited in British English makes it seem a little more sophisticated, even for a beach read, One day this will make a hilarious rom com, .